Does anyone in or near Sault Ste. Marie know where I can buy five gallon food grade buckets?I thought Home Hardware sold them, but the website says no results found. So do they sell them, and the buckets just aren't listed as food grade or...? I know there are places online I can buy them, but I'd prefer to walk into a store to buy them next time I'm in town.Thanks in advance.

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I bought some at Home Depot they are food grade. But the lids don't close well. Canadian tire also used to have pails and they were food grade. If you just need a few, you might be willing to pay the fee $. If you need a few, or a regular basis, maybe you want to make friend with a local restaurant or bakery that just want to get rid of them.

helicopilot wrote:I bought some at Home Depot they are food grade. But the lids don't close well. Canadian tire also used to have pails and they were food grade. If you just need a few, you might be willing to pay the fee $. If you need a few, or a regular basis, maybe you want to make friend with a local restaurant or bakery that just want to get rid of them.

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I've done a bit more digging and found you're right. Those buckets are on the list for the next time I go to town, with the lids. But I will be replacing the lids with the ones from Briden next month. Then the plan is to start storing dry pasta, rice and beans.

HopeImReady wrote:I find that Home Hardware sells them - not always listed online but each store usually has 5 or so.

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Briden Solutions in Calgary carries food grade buckets which can be fitted with gamma lids. I am sure that other preparedness companies carry buckets as well. I got a couple of buckets from a restaurant but they had contained pickles and the smell was imbedded in the bucket. They could only be used for "like" products as rice or pasta would have been tainted from the pickles.

I got a couple of 5 gallon food grade buckets from Home Depot the other day, but I'll absolutely be getting those Briden lids! A few #10 cans of stuff as well.Dragon

morningcoffee wrote:Briden Solutions in Calgary carries food grade buckets which can be fitted with gamma lids. I am sure that other preparedness companies carry buckets as well. I got a couple of buckets from a restaurant but they had contained pickles and the smell was imbedded in the bucket. They could only be used for "like" products as rice or pasta would have been tainted from the pickles.

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